The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-07

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81. LOUIS. Sept. sS-swe1l parade TO-
dav II We march in mud up 20 our el-
hows,s said General FairchIid this morn
ing. II aid Il would b : rainy week.
and l am convinced ! was right To-day
will BE- a. good : day 70 parade - We
will have. Those who don't feel that they
can withstand the weather are at perfect
liberty 70 remain out OF the procession
AZ about ten O'Clock Generals Grier and
Fairchild rode 20 Franklin and Third
where the first division was forming.
General Grier was mounted on . large dark
bay: General Fairchild was on Judge Nor
miles little hay. that danced and pranced
most beautifully, and yet which vas a.
gentle ax Z lamb General Fairchild had
wrapped himself closely in : long rubber
cloak, over which the water poured In
streams. His stif-rimmed Grand Army
hat was soaking vet, and the empty right
sleeve Of his coat was strapped closely 90
his side, while with his right hand be
guided his horse.
The signal was fred 1t . quarter Of
eleven O'Clock. md the great procession
moved
IL was headed BY . special detail Of
thirty-six mounted police, dressed in the
regulation uniform, with black helments;
heavy plain sabsrs and large buckskin
gauntlets. They were headed by chief Of
Police Anton Huebler, and were under
the command Of Captain Fruchte Of the
mounted district
The chiefs saber 10 somewhat lighter
tbs those used BY the remainder Of the
men, and Is handsomely mounted in brass,
with . gold hiit-
General Fairchild, surrounded by eighty
four aides, came next Fourteen carriages
followed In the first was General W. I.
Sherman. accompanied BY Mayor Francis.
General Pope. Of the regular army. accom-
panied by Major Rainwater, Gcvernos
Rusk Of Wisconsin and stan in four car
riages. General 8. W. Beath and Louis
Wagner, Of Philadelphia, n Geo. 8. 8.
Burdett, Of Washington, d. c.. and Others.
Past Commanders General Merrill and
General Clarke, Of New York, and six
carriages containing war governors ana
department commanders-
During the wait before the start General
Eherman's carriage was surrounded BY
veterans who stood nearly an hour with
barred heads for the privilege Of shaking
hands and speaking . word with the old
hero.
Tn First division. under the command
OF Colonel Nelson Cole. came next This
included the Department OF Missouri.
The six St. Louis posts were represented
IND forty-eight outside posts. making
about eight thousand veterans in all In this
division. which was headed by the Excel
sior (colored) hand II had also Ritter's
Sc. Louis Band in the center Of the division
The Second division under Of
Colonel J. @. Butler, was made up q
about 100 Illinois veterans There are
between 5000 and 10. 90 Grand Army men
fsom Illinois now in the city, 80 this shows
how well they turned out. The division
was led BY Iron Hall hand, Of St Louis
and had three other Illinois bands in the
ranks: BelIevills. Springfield and De-
catur.
The Third division. ex-Governor Thoa.
. c. Fletcher, marshal. consisting Of the de-
parsments Of Wisconsin. PennsyIvania
and Ohio. numbered about - follows:
Wisconsin, 400: Pennsylvania 100, and
Ohio. 0Do-less than one fourth the deiega-
tion from these States Headed by the
vandalia Cornet Band. the division fell
into ranks. and. following the niinoisans.
marched down the avenne 70 the tune Of
aRally Round the Flag many old vet.
Grams catSnin8 W NV
voice to t.
The Fourth division. composed Of New
York. Connecticut. Massachusetts, Maine,
New Jersey and Virginia, with Assistant
Marshal Colonel d. r. Dyer ~ the head
followed the third. and was led by the
White Hall hand. which d~iscoursed Sher'
mans March to the Sea Though few In
numbers this division divided the honors
OF .nc day in point Of interest
4. the head Of the Department Of Maine
was carried the first battle flag Of the
Firrt regiment that left that State in re
sponse to the first call for troops. and Il
was borne to-day by the same standard
bearer who carried IL into the first battle
OF Bull Run. A. z. Hammond. OF Geo. H
Morgan Post No. 4. Minneapolis. Mimi,
who left his own depar tment at the re
Quest OF Hon. Hannabai Hamlin, q
march with the Maine boys and carry hi,
old flag.
The ffthdivision, California. New Hamp
shire, Vermont, the Potomac and Mary
land. was furnished music BY the Yves
End band, and followed hard upon th'
Fourth. This division also. composed o
far-avay departments and thinned by TIL
rain, was mot large. numbering perhaps
three hundred in all, but its percentag'
averaged well with other wings of th'
parade. Vermont, with thirty men II
line, furnished two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Thorn and General Henry-who were un
daunted by rain and mud The fifth wa
Offered BY Colonel Leo Rassieur.
Two thousand veterans from IndianI
marched In the sixth division % martha
music, furnished by the Terre Hautc band
under the command Of Department Com
mander Ire J. Chase. The Commander
aides were: Adjutant-Generai / n
Walker. Quartermaster-Geue c. Il
whitsig; Chief-of-StaR. C. o. May; color
bearer, A. p. Douglas. Morton Post No. !
named In honor OF Oiive =. Morton, In
diana's wal Governor, was given the 20
sition Of honor.
Iowa was represented in The Seventh
division BY a.OoO men, under the comman
Of Chief Marshal T. A. Consigny. Hi
aides are Colonel r. n. Scott. James X
Hatton, George Newman, G. w. Bontir
r. O.. White, X J. Rcimers. This depart
mcnt was headed BY the PeIIa department
band q thirty pieces. The Mount Pleas
ant ard Eighth Iowa martial bands ais
: contributed 10 the departments musics
display, which VA ons Of the best In 81
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